World Literature Today
When I Left “Karl Liebknecht” (an excerpt)
In the Karl Liebknecht House in Leipzig, Germany, thirty people of various nationalities are seated around an improvised table on the stage in the Events Hall, interpreters behind them, some with texts in front of them, some without, and while it looks as if they’re at an ordinary meeting, they are, in fact, at an exceptional one, one that could be called a performance.
10+ min |
Autumn 2020
World Literature Today
Sofa
A sofa, the site of a family’s history, receives and gives a second life.
10+ min |
Autumn 2020
World Literature Today
Pittsburgh's August Wilson African American Cultural Center
LOCATED IN THE HEART of downtown Pittsburgh, on Liberty Avenue close to Union Station and the David Lawrence Convention Center, the sleek and elegant but unpretentious August Wilson African American Cultural Center (awaacc) cannot fail to capture the eye and the imagination of anybody who is visiting Pittsburgh or, for that matter, of anybody who lives in the city.
2 min |
Autumn 2020
World Literature Today
Liquid History
Scuba-diving in the Black Sea, a writer contemplates Lenin in the Crimean seabed, the watery landfall from which historical figures are never meant to rise again.
10+ min |
Autumn 2020
World Literature Today
Diversifying Bookshelves From Trend to Norm
IN THE WAKE of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, America woke up to find itself in the midst of a national reckoning over race. Calls for justice and dismantling white supremacy began to touch every aspect of American life—including the literary world.
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Autumn 2020
World Literature Today
Catania, Sicily
LAST OCTOBER, I chose to use Catania as a base for exploring the towns of southeastern Sicily I had yet to discover.
3 min |
Autumn 2020
The Atlantic
Why British Police Shows Are Better
When you take away guns and shootings, you have more time to explore grief, guilt, and the psychological complexity of crime.
7 min |
November 2020
Fast Company
Love Thy Neighbor
Nextdoor the social network for local communities, has bet on kindness to power it to an IPO. If only the locals don't ruin it.
10+ min |
October - November 2020
New York magazine
Reality TV Glows Up
Docuseries are television’s latest prestige offering, but they’re not so different from their trashier predecessors.
8 min |
October 12-25, 2020
New York magazine
Meanwhile, in Another World
How a Nicole Kidman–Hugh Grant drama series wound up becoming an inadvertent time capsule.
10 min |
October 12-25, 2020
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
A Guide To Streaming Services
Competition is growing. That’s giving you more choices—and a chance to save money.
10 min |
October 2020
Mystery Scene
WHEN BLOOD RUNS COLD
Why is spying often referred to as a game? There is nothing remotely diverting about it.
3 min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
Sounds of Suspense
Audiobooks Reviewed
6 min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
Very Original Paperback Originals
While Bailey Cates’s Witches and Wedding Cake(Berkley, $7.99) is the ninth in her Magical Bakery series, it was the first for me, and I appreciated that I could slide into the narrative effortlessly.
8 min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
What About Murder?
Reference Books Reviewed
6 min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
RAYMOND CHANDLER & THE BRASHER DOUBLOON
Sometime in 1960, a friend’s enthusiasm for coin collecting proved contagious, and I began sorting through pocket change and noting dates and mint marks.
10+ min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
Small Press
Reviewing the Independents
7 min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
LOVE ON THE RUN
LOVE, BULLETS, AND THE OPEN ROAD. CRIMINAL COUPLES ON THE RUN ARE A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAPLE—AND IT’S ALL DUE TO A PAIR OF DEPRESSION-ERA HELLRAISERS.
8 min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
JENNY MILCHMAN
It’s that enticing-yet-elusive hook that often draws readers back to a writer’s work. Sometimes it’s characters that compel.
7 min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
CAMILLA LÄCKBERG
Before Camilla Läckberg’s debut novel was published, the Swedish author devised an ambitious, yet workable marketing plan. Among other things, she would visit, if possible, every bookstore in the country to do book events, sign stock and meet and greet as many booksellers and readers as she could.
10+ min |
Fall #165, 2020
Mystery Scene
A MARY HIGGINS CLARK ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
It’s easiest to say she had magic. Anyone who has ever been in the room with Mary Higgins Clark understood there was some sort of aura around her, a force field of joy and delight, an authentic pleasure in being wherever she was. (If that wasn’t true, all the more brilliant. You would never have known it.)
9 min |
Fall #165, 2020
New York magazine
Taylor Goes Minimalist
For the pop diva, folklore is uncharted territory.
6 min |
August 3 - 16, 2020
New York magazine
Amy Seimetz's Mirror Worlds
In her new absurdist thriller, She Dies Tomorrow, the director-actress dares to think the unthinkable.
9 min |
August 3 - 16, 2020
New York magazine
A Word on Seinfeld
The things you notice when you rewatch, rather than cancel, old sitcoms.
7 min |
August 3 - 16, 2020
AppleMagazine
Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' delayed indefinitely by virus
Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” which had hoped to herald Hollywood’s return to big theatrical releases, has yet again postponed its release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
2 min |
July 24, 2020
CBS Watch! Magazine
Gronk's Winning Playlist
Football legend Rob Gronkowski, star of Game On!, shares his favorite tunes for summer
1 min |
July/August 2020
CBS Watch! Magazine
He Sees Dead People
The star of The Thomas John Experience communicates with spirits – and changes people’s lives.
2 min |
July/August 2020
CBS Watch! Magazine
Cool Catch Ups
Extra time on your hands this summer? Take a dive in or a step back into CBS’s catalogue of binge-able shows, which offer the thrills, chills, and laughs you just might be craving.
3 min |
July/August 2020
New York magazine
Michaela the DESTROYER
How a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the most sublimely unsettling show of the year.
10+ min |
July 6-19, 2020
AppleMagazine
AMC Pushes Back Movie Theater Reopening By 2 Weeks
AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest chain, is pushing back its plans to begin reopening theaters by two weeks following the closure because of COVID-19. The company said that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.
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